Press photos, bio, links, and more at the Sleeping Bag artist page
Tour dates:
08.13.11 – Detroit, MI @ The Majestic (Fucking Awesome Fest)
08.14.11 – Fort Wayne @ The Brass Rail
08.15.11 – Pittsburgh, PA @ TBA
08.16.11 – Providence, RI @ TBA
08.17.11 – Manhattan, NY @ The Cake Shop
08.18.11 – Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA
08.19.11 – Baltimore, MA @ TBA
08.20.11 – Washington, DC @ House Show
08.21.11 – Charlotte, NC @ House Show
08.22.11 – Savannah, GA @ The Sentient Bean
08.23.11 – Athens, GA @ farm255
08.24.11 – Atlanta, GA @ TBA
08.25.11 – Knoxville, TN @ TBA
08.26.11 – Indianapolis, IN @ White Rabbit (Album Release Show!)
08.27.11 – Bloomington, IN @ the Bishop (Album Release Show!)
Album Tracklisting:
- Slime
- Sunroom
- Rental
- Acer
- Beside
- Desker
- Minus
- Ben
- Someone
- Scone Zone
- Another Time
Based in Bloomington Indiana, Sleeping Bag began as Dave Segedy’s solo drum project (then called “Whoa Bro Awesome”). Segedy started flirting with melody and was joined by Lewis Rogers on guitar and David Woodruff on bass, two front-men singers in their own right. Dave Segedy remains the group’s songwriter and primary vocalist. Yes, the drummer writes and sings all the songs, imagine that!
Sleeping Bag makes good use of the palette of 90s indie rock. Some hear Steven Malkmus in Segedy’s delivery, while Segedy champions Polaris (yep, that band from Pete and Pete) as a primary influence. Nostalgia is at work here, but the songs can’t be pigeonholed as throwback. They really sink in around the third or fourth spin, and it’s easy to get there.
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